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Kearney Family History | Find Genealogy Records & Family Crest

Kearney Genealogy & History

The surname associated with the Kearney genealogy is of Irish and Scottish origin. It derives its meaning from the Old Gaelic word, cearnach, meaning successful or victorious. Naturally, the desire to be linked to victory aided in the proliferation of the surname. The MacKarney clan was centered in Cashel, Teffia, and Meath. The first known record of someone from the Kearney family history was David Kearney, an archbishop of Cashel in 17th century. Notable members of the Kearney family history include actress Gillian Kearney, artist Jonathan Kearney, 19th-century labor leader Denis Kearney, Irish economist Colm Kearney, and chef and restaurateur Anne Kearney.